Please join your fellow Chamber members for food, conversation, and a libation or two with our outstanding State Legislators and local elected officials at one of Ames' favorite BBQ joints: Jethro's BBQ.

At Ellsworth Community College, 255 percent of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

High School Art Society is a free program for Teens 9th-12th grade where we explore different medias of art, art making, have group discussions, visit and speak with guest artists, and create camaraderie among our peers and develop appreciation of and involvement in the arts!